Amusement device



Dec. 27, 12938. M. GOLDMAN I AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed 001,. 27, 1937 Moses GoLnMAN Patented Beez-1,1938 y IUNITED "STATES ynluUsiEMliNr DEVICE Moses Goldman, Brooklyn, N. Y. y Application October 27, 1937, Serial No. 171,332

6 Claims.

This invention relates'br'oadly to amusement ievices and toys and more particularly, to devices if this character, comprising a ring or hoop at- :ached to a rod. The dual object of the game `s rstly to catch or impale the ring upon or with whe rod through keenness of eye and, secondly, '.o catch the ring upon repose arms after it has )een so caught or impaled. l

It is an object of, the present invention to Jrovide. a game comprising a ring attached to, t rod whichshall provide amusement .and enter- F ;ainment and a mild form of athletic activity or xodily exercise either for individuals or for groups if individuals.

It is another object of the present invention to :rovide avstructure of the type indicated wherein neans are included for retaining the hoop upon 'epose arms.

It is a feature of the present invention that neans are provided to substantially minimize :nagging or knottlng of th'e cord whereby that ling is attached to the'rod.

It is a further feature of the device according o the present invention that a guard is provided n protect'the hand of the player against inadrertent striking with the ring during playing of yhe game. 4 I

It is another feature 'of the device according to he present invention that means are provided 'or retaining the ring at all times in substantially :entered condition relative to the string whereby t is attached to the rod. 4

The invention will be fully and comprehendvely understood from a consideration of the 'ollowing detailed ,description when read in coniection with the accompanying drawing which orms part of the application.. Y,

In the drawing: e

Fig. 1 is a side view of the preferred embodinent of the present invention; and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device illusrated in Fig, 1 with the string broken away for alearness. y l; vRegarding certain of its broader aspects the resent invention comprises an amusement device r game `consisting of a ring, a. spear associated vith said ring and repose arms mounted on said pear. In playing the game, two objects are had n mind: rst, to catch or impale the ring upon he rod or spear and, secondly, to cause the ring o rest upon the repose arms hereinafter referred o as guard members. Substantial skill is reluired in playing the game in order to correctly :auge the thrust of the rod. whereby the ring is 'positioned directly upon the repose arms without conflicting with the rod. v

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention herein illustrated, a rod I is substantiallypxedly secured in a cylindrical handle 5 member II and attached at the free end to a ring I2 by means including an elastic string I3 attached. to the midpoint of a cord I4, the ends of which are freely held in openings "I5 of the ring. It is preferred that the cord I4 be retained 10 Asubstantially xedly secured on the handleA II 1,5

adjacent the place of attachment of said handle to said rod by .-means, for example, by the connecting members I1.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the member I6 is an annulus.` The mem- 20 ber I6 carries a plurality of guard members 2U bent in a. modified V-shape, lsubstantially as shown, which carry on their free end an annular member I8, the latter being disposed concentri-` cally relative to the member I0. I

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the ring I2 is shown in phantom in position within the members 2li.I The members 20 are bent inwardly at the place generally designated at I9, whereby the ring I2 is substantially prevented from springing outwardly from its rest position during the playing of the game. Itwill be noted that in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the V-shaped members are associa5 ated with the annular members I6 and I8 by means including nuts and bolts 2I, but it will be, of course, apparent to those skilled inthe art that other means of attachment may be employed if desired. n 40 In playing the game as hereinbefore referred to, the individual or groups of individuals propel -the ring I2 in a manner whereby the elastic string I34 is stretched to a substantial degree and when said ring is propelled in this manner, the rod I0 is thrust forwardly or upwardly to cause to spear the ring and to causeV the same to repose within the arms or guard members 20, substantially as shown in phantom in Fig. 1. It will be readily understood that continued propelling of the ring member and thrusting of the rod will be a 'stimulating exercise andat thev same time test the keenness of the eye in causing the ring to be reposed within the guard members. 'I'here is therefore provided a coordination of the eye return flight, thereby traveling near the same vwith the body movement similar to that existing in thev well-known fencing game.

In the4 event that several persons play the game simultaneously, each is provided with a device and the rst one to place the ring within the guard or the individual who succeeds in positioning the ring within the guard the highest 4number of times during a predetermined number of manipulations, as hereinabove referred to, is declared the Winner.

It is also to be understood that the device tends to train the eye to become keen.and sharp due towatchng and following the ring with the eye in its projection or flight from the rod after it has been propelled into space. The distance of projection or ight of the ring into space, to a large measure depends upon the force used by the operator and the elasticity of the cord 1 3. The player Will also desire to correctly time the thrust of the rod I3 through the ring in a skillful manner whereby the ring will not touch the rod in its and finally reposing on the arms 20.

It will be noted that the projecting portions I9 of the V-shaped guard member substantially tend to prevent the ring `from falling out once it has been placed within the guard. It will fur- *iiher be' noted that the guard fully protects the hands of the player whereby the ring is prevented from striking the operators hands.

It is to be understood that this improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and,A there-l fore, such changes and modifications may be made therein as do not aiect the spirit of the invention, nor exceed lthe scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An amusement 'device of'the type described comprising a rod, a handle carried on one end of said rod, a ring, means for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, guardy means for protecting thel hand of the user and for receiving and holding said ring during the use of the device, said guard means including an annulus, means for supporting said annulus substantially concentrically and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said rod, said means comprising a plurality of substantially V-shaped members, one

of theA free ends of each V-shaped member being' associated with the rod and the other end with the annulus, said V-shaped members extending over the handle whereby to protect the hand of the user.

2. An amusement device of the type described comprising a rod, a handle' carried on one end of said rod, a ring, means for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, guard means for protecting the hand of the user and for receiving and holding said ring during the use of the device, said guard means including an annulus,' means for supporting'said annulus substantially concentrically and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said rod, said means comprising a plurality of substantially V-shaped members, one of the free ends of each V-shapedy member being associated with the rod and the other end with the annulus, said.V-shaped members extending over the handle whereby to protect the hand of the user, and being provided with bent-over portions lin Vthe sides thereof adapted to removably hold said ring during use of the device.

3. An amusement device of the type described comprising a rod, a' handle carried on one end of vsaid rod, a ring, means for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, guard means for protecting the hand of the user and for receiving and holding said ring during the use of the device, said guard means including an annulus greater in internal diameter than the external diameter of said ring, means for supporting said annulus substantially concentrically and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said rod, said means comprising a plurality ofl substantially V-shaped members, one of the free ends of eachl V-shaped member being associated with the rod and the other end with the annulus, said V-shaped members extending over the handle whereby to protect the hand of the user, and being provided with bent-over portions in the sides thereof adapted to removably hold said ring during Yuse of the device.

4. An amusement device of the type described comprising a rod, a handle carried on one end of said rod, a ring, means for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, said means comprising a relatively short length of substantially inelastic string rotatably and freely held at the ends in openings formed diametrically on the peripheral portion of said ring and a relatively long length of substantially elastic string attached at one end to the free end of said rod and at the other end to the middle portion of said substantially inelastic string, guard means for protecting the hand of the user and for receiving and holding said ring during the use of the device,` said guard means including an annulus greater in internal diameter than the external diameter of said ring, means for supporting said .annulus substantially concentrically and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said rod, said means comprising a pluralityl of substantially V-shaped members, one of the free ends of each V-shaped member beingvassociated with the rod andthe other end with the annulus, said V-shaped members extending over the handle whereby -to protect the hand of the user, and being provided wtih bent-over portions in the sides thereof adapted to removably hold said ring during use of the device.

5. An amusement device of the type described comprising a rod, a handle carried on one end of said rod, a ring, means for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, said means comprisinga relatively short length of substantially inelastic spring rotatably and freely held at the ends 'in openings formed diametrically on the peripheral portion of said ring, and a relatively long length of substantially elastic string attached at one end to the free end of said rod and at the other end to the middle portion of said substantially inelastic string, guard means for protecting the hand of the user and for receiving and holding said ring during the use of the device, said guard means'comprising an annulus greater in internal diameter than the external diameter of said ring, a seco-nd annulus lesser in external diameter than the internal diameter of said ring, means for supporting said second annulus upon said rod adjacent the place where handle and rod are associated, means for supporting the other annulus substantially concentrically and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said rod, said means comprising a plurality of substantially V-shaped members, one of the free ends of each V-shaped member being associated with the second annulus and the other end with the other annulus, said V-shaped memdevice',

6. An amusement device ofthe type described lcomprising a rod, a handle carried on said rod, a

ring, means -for associating said ring with the free end of said rod, guard means for protecting the hand of the user, said guard means adapted to removably hold the ring during the use of the device, and an annulus, positioned concentrically of said rod, carried by and forming part 5 of said guard means.

MosEs GOLDMAN. 

